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ANNUAL MEETING2016

Major Issues Highlights

NOVEMBER 13–15 | FAIRMONT SCOTTSDALE PRINCESS | SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA

Dear AHRI Members:This document highlights the major accomplishments and ongoing

efforts of your association since the Spring Meeting. If you wish

to discuss any of the items enclosed, you are encouraged to raise

questions during your product section meetings, or contact AHRI

staff members during the Annual Meeting.

2016 AHRI ANNUAL MEETING


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Certification

The AHRI certification programs continue to grow, and we continue to support

the introduction of new pro-grams, such as Air-Handling Unit Casings. Since January of this year, 23 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and 36 private brand manufacturers (PBMs) have joined the AHRI certification programs; an additional 45 OEM and 23 PBM applicants are awaiting approval. This is the best indicator of the importance and good health of the AHRI Certification Program.

By the end of this year, AHRI will have conducted more than 2,300 performance tests at its contracted labs all over the globe, each one meeting strict requirements for accuracy, repeatability, and confidentiality of the results.

Eight laboratories — with testing locations in North America, Europe, and Asia — are under contract to AHRI.

AHRI’s laboratory diversifica-tion effort, now in its fifth

year, has successfully identified and qualified new labs for AHRI certification testing. The lab qualification pro-cess is lengthy and requires careful auditing to ensure the lab can perform the tests as required. In addition to qualification, AHRI must consider staff expertise, location, and other factors. Auditing the contracted laboratories is crucial to confirm that tests are being conducted correctly and in compliance with AHRI’s op-erations manuals and testing protocols. All laboratories contracted to AHRI are audited every year, in accor-dance with ISO 17065 accreditation requirements.

zzAir Movement and Control Association (AMCA) – U.S.A.

zzCanadian Standards Association (CSA) – U.S.A.

zzCetiat – France

zzDMT GmbH & Co. KG – Germany

AHRI Testing Laboratory Locations

zzGeneral Machinery Research Institute (GMRI) – China

zz Intertek – U.S.A. (NY, OH, TX)

zzLucerne University (HSLU) – Switzerland

zzUnderwriters Laboratories (UL) – U.S.A.

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Throughout this year, as it does every year, AHRI sub-mitted certification reports and compliance statements for regulated products to the Department of Energy (DOE), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the California Energy Commission (CEC), and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). This reporting service helps reduce the regulatory burden for companies partici-pating in AHRI’s certification program because AHRI submits the required reports on behalf of participants, eliminating the need for manufacturers to do the same. In some programs, we are on pace to submit nearly double the reports than in past years.

The Certification Programs & Policy Committee (CP& P) and other AHRI committees and product sections have discussed the potential relationship between DOE regu-lations and AHRI’s standards and certification programs, which has initiated a critical review of AHRI rules and pro-cedures in an effort to identify the differences with DOE test procedures, assessment, and enforcement testing.

In the international arena, AHRI is recommending AHRI/ASHRAE standards and the AHRI certification programs as a means of compliance with emerging minimum energy performance standards (MEPS). This approach requires quick action by certain product sections and the CP& P Committee to ensure the AHRI standards and certification programs are globalized. The compliance committees of some programs are revising their respec-tive operations manuals to include international rating conditions (T3 temperatures and 52°C test) identified in MEPS in Saudi Arabia. Concurrently, the AHRI Directory is being programmed to include a separate portal for products certified to international rating conditions.

Thus far this year AHRI has audited GMRI (China), CETIAT (France), KRAAC (Korea), Intertek (U.S.), and UL (U.S.) test-ing facilities. GMRI was audited to test VRF equipment, and after successfully completing rigorous correla-tion testing, it will be extremely valuable for the AHRI certification program. In Europe, CETIAT was added to AHRI’s list of approved laboratories for its experience and ability to perform witness testing for the air-cooled and water-cooled chillers programs. Over the summer, AHRI performed audits for witness testing in Italy and France.

In addition to its longstanding accreditation by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) as a certification body, AHRI is in the process of being accredited by COFRAC, a French accrediting agency, to include ISO standards under AHRI’s scope of 17065 accreditation. The COFRAC accreditation will help AHRI and its certifi-cation program participants to meet European regula-tory requirements. In an ongoing effort to expand the program, AHRI contracted with an agent in India who will promote AHRI certification in the region’s growing HVACR and water heating market.

Regulatory Agency

Reports submitted (Year to date)

DOE 7,503

EPA 250

NRCan 140

CEC 1,332

2,114,278 Average monthly visits.

164,063 Average monthly certificate downloads.

6.4 mins. Average time on site.

AHRI Directory of Certified Product Performance



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Policy

Government Affairs While Congress, the nation, and the media have been consumed by the presidential election, the Govern-ment Affairs team has remained busy. By working with industry partners, including the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), Heating, Air-condition-ing & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), North American Technician Excellence (NATE), and the Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling Contractors Associa-tion (PHCC), as well as environmental advocates, AHRI has made progress on legislation that would reduce the regulatory burden for manufacturers and oth-ers in the industry. While the legislative calendar has been dominated by government funding and other urgent items, AHRI will continue working to push this legislation as it builds relationships with new members of Congress and maintains relationships with others.

With the election behind us, Congress also is expected to tackle long-term funding measures to ensure the continued operations of the federal government and its programs. The results of the recent election may change the political goals of the two parties, but cur-rent funding expires in early December, so a shutdown looms. Beyond funding issues, Congress may tackle limited corrections and extensions of the current tax code—a short-term fix that may lay the groundwork for more comprehensive reforms of the entire tax code. Finally, numerous stakeholders, including AHRI, await a conference report consolidating the House and Senate energy bills into the broadest energy legislation in over a decade. The prospects for final passage are not great, but the countless hours of negotiations and legislative edits may produce a product palatable to Democrats, Republicans, and the President.

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While we traditionally hold a congressional reception during the August recess, this year AHRI decided to

move it to the Public Policy Symposium, which will be held March 21–22, 2017, at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C. The reception has historically attracted many Capitol Hill staff members; however, the new date will allow AHRI to welcome members of Congress as well as AHRI members who are attending the Symposium.

The 2016 Public Policy Symposium proved to be an excellent stepping stone for competitors in the Chair-man’s Challenge, which is designed to support the current chairman’s goals for the association. This year’s challenge will recognize member companies that participated in the most legislative and school visits in 2016, in two categories: multi-state and single-state. We will announce the winners in each category during the Chairman’s breakfast, November 14 at 7 a.m.

This is the third year of the annual challenge, and participation has grown consistently each year. This year, there were 24 participants in the legisla-tive visit category, and seven in the

AHRI also has made a significant investment in advocat-ing for and protecting its members at the state level. Leg-islation in the states tends to move quickly and can in-clude a wide range of topics related to the industry. This year legislation was introduced in California that would have required the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a serial number tracking system to monitor sales and installations of HVAC equipment in California to im-prove HVAC permit compliance. AHRI worked diligently to amend this legislation and was successful in removing serial number tracking from the bill. Instead, CEC will now develop a plan to address low permit compliance, and will include manufacturers, distributors, and contrac-tors as stakeholders in the process.

In Utah, AHRI worked with legislators to clarify an install vs. manufacture date issue with legislation that sets NOx emission levels in water heaters starting in July 2018. Ad-ditionally, AHRI will introduce legislation in Utah in 2017 that helps correct the NOx emission levels intended for commercial water heaters.

AHRI was successful this year in defeating harmful pieces of legislation in several states. In Connecticut, AHRI joined a coalition to stop harmful extended pro-ducer responsibility recycling legislation for product packaging, and worked with allied associations to defeat legislation in Kansas and Michigan that would have created different warranty processes for those states. In Rhode Island, AHRI helped lead an effort to defeat legislation that would have granted the State Office of Energy Resources broad authority to regulate products at the state level.

Next year will be another busy year at the state level as states continue to increase their legislative output and tackle issues Congress has left for debate. AHRI will proactively pursue legislation in Virginia to promote home safety and the proper bonding of yellow corrugated stainless steel tubing, look for ways to promote member products through Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, and ensure AHRI’s priorities are reflected in legislation that affects the industry.

2017 Policy SymposiumMarch 21–22 Willard Intercontinental HotelWashington, D.C.

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* Results as of October 11, 2016.



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school visit category. These visits serve as an important reminder to policymakers of the jobs, innovation, and quality of life that stem from the products and equip-ment our member companies produce every day, and show students that the industry offers plenty of career of opportunities.

A strong, well-qualified workforce of technicians and contractors not only improves consumer sentiment — it protects manufacturers from needless warranty claims and makes AHRI’s legislative efforts difficult to ignore. One of our strongest tools for growing and maintaining a skilled workforce is the Clifford H. Ted Rees Scholarship Foundation. In 2016, the Founda-tion awarded $63,000 in scholarships to 37 deserving students, including four veterans, who are pursuing ca-reers as HVACR and water heating technicians. Aware-ness and interest in the program continues to grow, and in 2016 the Foundation received an all-time high of 157 applications. This is due in part to new partners HARDI and ACCA, which have joined forces with AHRI to make Rees an industry-wide scholarship program. So far this year, the Foundation has raised $164,000. Donate to the Rees Scholarship Foundation at www.reesscholarship.org.

Regulatory Minimum energy efficiency standards and refrigerant policy are among the many issues AHRI has been fol-lowing and engaged in since the beginning of the year. The number of rulemakings impacting AHRI members peaked in 2015, and by the end of this year, just a few will remain active. We do, however, expect the Depart-ment of Energy’s (DOE) regulatory activities to increase again in 2019/2020, when rules for several major prod-uct categories will be up for review. Since the begin-ning of the year, DOE completed six rulemakings, three impacting minimum energy efficiency standards and three amending federal test procedures. Among these rules are revisions to the residential boilers, commercial furnaces, and commercial unitary minimum efficiency

standards. This year, we expect DOE to complete rulemakings addressing residential furnaces, residential central air conditioners, commercial boilers, and walk-in coolers and freezers.

To help members track these regulations, AHRI is ex-panding the Regulatory Resources web tool (pictured above), which was launched last year and details all rulemakings impacting AHRI member products, in-cluding comments filed, deadlines for comments and compliance, and more. The page now also includes rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as well as codes and standards developments. AHRI members are encour-aged to use this web resource to track the timeline of rulemakings, and to view AHRI’s comments on the rules.

AHRI has been following activities at the EPA, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). The EPA continues to implement the President’s Climate Action Plan and completed another rulemaking in September 2016 de-listing additional refrigerants under the Significant New Alteratives Policy (SNAP) program. Last April, CARB issued a draft strategy document proposing to sig-nificantly limit the use of HFCs in air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. We expect CARB to finalize the strategy in the fall and to start a rulemaking process early next year. In Canada, ECCC released a proposal an-nouncing its intent to harmonize its regulation (to the maximum extent practicable) with the SNAP program.

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Research AHRI’s flammable refrigerant research program is well underway, with support from several industry organiza-tions, DOE, and ASHRAE. The research program aims to identify critical research needs and fill knowledge gaps on the implementation of flammable refrigerants in codes and standards. The program, funded at $5.8 million, includes eight key research projects. AHRI has launched three of them through its research arm, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technol-ogy Institute (AHRTI). The remaining five projects will be conducted by ASHRAE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The research program will evaluate flammable or mildly flammable low-global warming potential (Low-GWP) refrigerants that are under consideration to replace those currently in use. These refrigerants were identified under AHRI’s Low-GWP Alternative Refrigerants Evalu-ation Program, which was implemented in two phases with the support of manufacturers, suppliers, and testing labs. Seventy test reports were produced over a four-year testing period. All reports from the program are available at www.ahrinet.org/arep.

At the state level, AHRI closely monitors regulatory ac-tivities in California, including the appliance efficiency standards (Title 20) and the building energy code (Title 24). In addition, AHRI follows activities at the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and submitted comments supporting proposed measure CMB-02, Emission Reductions from Commercial and

Multi-unit Residential Space and Water Heating, which would develop a program to incentivize the replace-ment of older boilers, water heaters, and space heat-ers with new, more efficient, low-NOx boilers, water heaters, space heaters, or zero-emitting alternative technology. However, AHRI continues to be concerned with Rule 1111, NOx Emissions from Natural Gas-Fired

Fan-Type Central Furnaces, and submitted a letter re-questing the reopening of the rule to revise the 14 ng/J NOx emission limit and the suspension of the collection of mitigation fees specified in that rule.

The level of regulatory activity in Canada has steadily increased over the past few years. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has strengthened and expanded Cana-da’s commitment to energy efficiency to address the Canadian government’s aggressive policy objectives. Several amendments to the Canadian energy efficiency regulations were issued in the spring of 2016, mostly to harmonize them with DOE regulations. In addition, AHRI, in collaboration with Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), continues to be engaged in several Canadian provinces respond-ing to regulations impacting energy efficiency. We are working closely on the British Columbia Extended Producer Responsibility regulation, and are collaborat-ing with HRAI and the Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating to exempt HVACR products from the require-ments. A meeting with the British Columbia Minister of the Environment will be scheduled in the fall.

Finally, AHRI has served as the industry’s liaison on several trade and professional organizations, including the ASHRAE 90.1 Committee, the International Code Council (ICC), and other code bodies, including those that develop fire, mechanical, building, fuel gas, and energy codes.

Recently Completed Research Projectsz� AHRI-8016: Risk Assessment of Rooftop Units Using A2L Refrigerants

z� AHRI-8018: Review of Refrigerant Management Programs

z� AHRI-ASHRAE 1630: Update the Scientific Evidence for Specifying Lower Limit Relative Humidity Levels for Comfort, Health, and IEQ in Occupied Spaces

z� AHRTI-ASHRAE 1641: Effect of Unsaturated Fluorocarbon Contaminants on the Reliability and Performance of HVACR Equipment

Newly-launched Research Projectsz� AHRTI-9007: Benchmarking Risk by Real Life Leaks and Ignitions Testing

z� AHRTI-9008: Investigation of Ignition Temperature for 2L Refrigerants

z� AHRTI-9009: Leak Detection of A2L Refrigerants in HVACR Equipment



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AHRI plays a special role in promoting refrigerant choice and supply chain training and education. For the former, our goal is to leverage AHRI-sponsored research on alternative refrigerants (e.g. AREP and the nascent Risk Assessment Research) to encourage a rational ap-proach to implementing the introduction of alternative refrigerants. AHRI is driving the two industry-led initia-tives to train and educate technicians on the proper handling of new refrigerants, including the Global Refrigerant Management Initiative, and the Refrigerant Driving License (RDL), a partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme.

AHRI follows relevant trade negotiations. and since 2014 AHRI has supported the United States Trade Represen-tative’s (USTR) efforts in WTO negotiations to provide AHRI-nominated products’ status as “environmental goods” to enjoy lower tariffs with WTO member countries.

Finally, AHRI was active in 2016 in showcasing its standards and certification programs in important market trade shows, including the AHR Expo, ACREX (India), CMPX (Canada), Mostra Convegno (Italy), China Refrigeration, AHR Expo Mexico, Chillventa (Germany), and the Big Five Show in Dubai.

International Affairs Global challenges for AHRI members continue to grow and create an uncertain international business climate for manufacturers and the industry on two broad fronts: Uncoordinated and increased government global regu-lation of equipment performance; and unsettled issues associated with the yet-to-be determined hydrofluoro-carbon (HFC) phasedown and the orderly introduction of alternative refrigerants.

On the margins of these issues are challenges posed by negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO) to lower tariffs on “select” environmental goods, a global standards competition to set the terms of reference in global standards that could damage the industry’s need for competent and truly global applicability, and harmo-nization of North American deviations to the Internation-al Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC) safety standards.

AHRI supports foreign governments’ energy perfor-mance standards for HVACR and water heating equip-ment, and advises on the use of AHRI standards and certification programs as elements of a path to compli-ance for market surveillance (enforcement), and a way to allow AHRI certified equipment to avoid extra and unnecessary testing for market entry. Actions in this area are in play with Mexico and the countries of the Arabian Peninsula. AHRI International Affairs staff work closely with the AHRI Standards staff to support the global application of AHRI standards and certification programs, such as the need to adopt global reference conditions to 50Hz and T3 temperature conditions, in order to adequately respond to increasing demand for AHRI standards and certification programs worldwide.

AHRI represents members and provides consistent messaging on the need for an orderly phase-down of HFC refrigerants at Montreal Protocol meetings, to the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), to country representatives at the Montreal Protocol meetings, and through AHRI’s Global Partner network and ICARHMA (International Council of Air-Conditioning, Refrigera-tion, and Heating Manufacturers Associations). AHRI also works with kindred organizations such as ASHRAE, especially at the chapter level, to better amplify our unique message throughout the industry supply chain all the way to equipment end-users.

Members of ICARHMA met this year in Melbourne, Australia, hosted by the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturers Association of Australia.

AHRI co-sponsored and exhibited at the 2016 AHR Expo Mexico, September 20–22 in Monterrey.

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AHRI’s NextGen information technology projects are well underway, with some stages already complete. The first phase of the Integrated Statistical Trend Analysis Reporting System (iSTARS) is in production support, and Phase 2.3 was released to members in July. The remain-ing features of Phase 2 will be available to members in late November. In 2017, AHRI will initiate the knowledge transfer and new tools for iSTARS. This project, a major overhaul of AHRI’s former statistical reporting site that offers many new features, is on budget and will continue enhancements through the end of the year.

On the certification side, work continues on the Cer-tification Directory and Regulatory Reporting (CDRR), which will replace AHRI’s Directory of Certified Product Performance. The site was beta tested by members in July, and AHRI has continued developing the regula-tory reporting component through this month. While the project is on budget to meet original require-ments, AHRI is evaluating potential issues due to new

mandates from the Department of Energy affecting reporting for certified products. The project will include multi-lingual options and a mobile app, which are in development.

The AHRI Certification System (ACS), which maintains a centralized certification testing database, was successful-ly completed in July. It offers a secure channel for labs to access test data from AHRI, and provides real-time testing status. The ACS also generates automated testing reports and supports the lab diversification effort by maintaining a central system to transfer information.

In product section news, AHRI recently eliminated the Fluid Pump Product Section, as it has not been active for several years. Members of this section belong to the Hydraulic Institute, as well as to AHRI’s Hydronic Institute Product Section, which was restructured to include pumps.

Product Section Services

The new Certification Directory and Regulatory Reporting site desktop version (left) and mobile app (right).



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Standards AHRI Standard 1310 (I-P), Wind Load Design of HVACR

Equipment, was completed this year. This standard establishes the wind load design, construction, and certification requirements for HVACR equipment. AHRI’s Standards 1270 (I-P) & 1271 (SI), Requirements for Seismic

Qualification of HVACR Equipment, were approved this year by the American Society of Civil Engineers for refer-encing in the International Building Code.

AHRI’s Standards Policy Committee (SPC) Framework to

Incorporate Global Rating Conditions in AHRI standards

was further advanced this year, and multiple standard rating conditions have been or are being incorporated into the standards for the following products where the product’s performance is affected by climate: unitary air conditioners and heat pumps, variable refrigerant flow equipment, water-source heat pumps, single package vertical units, and packaged terminal equipment.

Under AHRI’s standards strategy for Canada, we intro-duced standards directly into Canada by means of our accreditation by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). CAN/ANSI/AHRI Standard 540 (I-P and SI), Performance

Rating of Positive Displacement Refrigerant Compressors

and Compressor Units, was approved earlier this year by

SCC as a National Standard of Canada (NSC). Further in Canada, AHRI is undertaking work with the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) to harmonize our perfor-mance rating standards for a variety of products.

AHRI continued its role as secretariat for Subcommit-tee 6 of ISO TC86, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning. AHRI hosted many working group meetings this year. Members and staff were active in ISO TC161’s efforts to advance standards on controls for gas and oil appli-ances and in IEC TC72’s work on automatic controls.

AHRI continued to sponsor five CANENA working groups that develop and maintain IEC-based North American tri-national electrical safety standards. CAN-ENA is the Council for Harmonization of Electrotechni-cal Standards of the Nations of the Americas. Three standards have been published to date and another standard for commercial refrigeration equipment is nearly complete. Additionally, a new CANENA project to develop A2L refrigerant requirements for the North American version of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard 60335-2-40 is underway. AHRI is working with the IEC SC 61D working group to develop flammable refrigerant requirements for A2, A2L, and A3 refrigerants.

z� AHRI Standard 700-2016, Specifications for Refrigerants

z� AHRI Standards 810 (I-P) & 811 (SI)-2016, Performance Rating of Automatic Commercial Ice-makers

z� AHRI Standards 1240 (I-P) & 1241 (SI)-2016, Performance Rating of Active Chilled Beams

z� AHRI Standard 110-2016, Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigerating Equipment Nameplate Voltages

z� AHRI Standard 270-2015 with Addendum 1, Sound Rating of Outdoor Unitary Equipment

z� AHRI Standards 870 (I-P) & 871 (SI)-2016, Performance Rating of Direct Geoexchange Heat Pumps

The Cooling Standards Subcommittee (CSS) approved the following AHRI standards and guidelines for publication:

z� AHRI Standards 750 (I-P) & 751 (SI)-2016, Performance Rating of Thermostatic Refrigerant Expansion Valves

z� AHRI Guidelines G (I-P) & G (SI)-2016, Mechanical Balance of Impellers for Fans

z� AHRI Guideline N-2016, Assignment of Refrigerant Container Colors

z� AHRI Guideline Q-2016, Content Recovery and Proper Recycling of Refrigerant Cylinders

z� AHRI Standards 420 (I-P) & 421 (SI)-2016, Performance Rating of Forced-Circulation Free-Delivery Unit Coolers for Refrigeration

z� Addendum 1 to AHRI Standard 700-2016, Specifications for Refrigerants

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z� New AHRI Standards 1060 (I-P) & 1061 (SI), Performance Rating of Flue Gas Combustion Analyzers

z� New AHRI Standard 1310, Wind Load Design of HVACR Equipment

z� New AHRI Standard 1410, Finned Tube Rating Standard

z� Revision of ANSI/AHRI Standards 1360 (I-P)-2016 & 1361 (SI)-2016, Performance Rating of Computer and Data Processing Room Air Conditioners

z� Revision of AHRI Guideline V-2011, Calculating the Efficiency of Energy Recovery Ventilation and its Effect on Efficiency and Sizing

z� AHRI Standard 1231 (SI), Performance Rating of VRF Multi-Split Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Equipment

z� AHRI Standards 1290 (I-P) & 1291 (SI), Performance Rating of Zoning Products

z� AHRI Standard 545 (I-P & SI), Performance Rating of Modulating Positive Displacement Refrigerant Compressors and Compressor Units

z� AHRI Standard 1150, Declaration, Verification and Bias for Noise Labeling

The following ten standards are expected to be approved by early 2017:

AHRI is developing the following nine brand new standards and guidelines, many of which will be completed by next year:

z� Revision of ANSI/AHRI Standard 440-2008, Performance Rating of Room Fan-Coils

z� Revision of ANSI/AHRI Standard 575-2008, Method of Measuring Machinery Sound Within an Equipment Space

z� Revision of ANSI/AHRI Standard 1230-2010, Performance Rating of VRF Multi-Split Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Equipment

z� Revision of ANSI/AHRI Standard 210/240-2008, Performance Rating of Unitary Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Equipment

z� Revision of ANSI/AHRI Standards 390-2003, Performance Rating of Single Packaged Vertical Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps

z� AHRI Standard 930, Performance Rating of Wrap-Around Heat Exchangers

z� AHRI Standards 1370 (I-P) & 1371 (SI), Performance Rating of Electronic Expansion Valves

z� AHRI Standards 1430 (I-P) & 1431 (SI), Ultraviolet Light Treatment

z� AHRI Guideline Y (I-P) & Y (SI), Residential Humidifiers Energy Consumption

z� AHRI Standard 375, Application Sound Rating of Outdoor Large Equipment



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AHRI’s Industry Awareness Campaign is now in its third year, and has evolved to support the association’s changing needs. At its core, the campaign aims to raise awareness of the necessity of AHRI members’ products, and to manage the regulatory burden placed on manu-facturers. The Public Affairs team works closely with the Government and Regulatory Affairs staff to determine the best path forward regarding regulatory and legisla-tive hurdles, and maintains a dialogue with both trade and mainstream media to explain AHRI’s position on

Public Affairs

relevant issues. Through this effort, AHRI garnered cov-erage in several mainstream media outlets, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, as well as coverage and interviews from smaller mainstream and trade publications. The campaign this year undertook two research projects: a national survey of contractors and an analysis of appropriate discount rates for use in federal energy efficiency rulemakings. These research reports are available to AHRI members, and serve as a resource for future planning and development.

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As part of its ongoing effort to promote AHRI’s certi-fication program here and abroad, since the Spring Meeting, staff arranged for AHRI’s participation in the Chillventa (Germany) and AHR Mexico trade shows, designing the booth and producing print collateral for distribution. These shows also featured the sought-after certification goody bags, which participants utilize to promote their certification designation at trade shows. The bag includes an AHRI Certified sign for display at the booth, a flash drive with information on how to promote certification participation, and flyers on the value of certified products for distribution at the show.

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By the Numbers

The AHR Expo, the world’s largest HVACR marketplace event, is fast approaching. The upcoming show will be held in Las Vegas, January 30-February 1, 2017. Co-sponsored by AHRI, ASHRAE, and the International Exposition Company, it is likely to sell-out very quickly, filling nearly 500,000 square feet of exhibit hall space. AHRI will exhibit at the show to promote its certifica-tion programs, standards, and education initiatives. Visit AHRI at booth #C-3506.

For this year’s Annual Meet-ing, AHRI launched its new mobile app, which includes many features requested by members. Users may now chat with other meeting attendees within the app, as well as access meeting agendas, in-formation on area attractions, and related social media net-works. Users who still have AHRI’s old app should delete it and re-download, as the old version is no longer supported. AHRI members received login credentials when they registered for the Annual Meeting. If you need assistance using the app, visit the registration desk.

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2016 Projected

2017 Budget

Revenue 26,895 27,507

Expense 24,600 27,330

Net Operating Income 2,295 177

Regulatory Strategy ($500) In Operations

Litigation ($90) ($600)

Next Gen Project (Exp & Amortization)

($810) ($801)

Flammable Refrigerant Research ($700) ($300)

Net Income (Loss) 195 (1,524)

Data shown in thousands.

AHRI’s Financial ReportAHRI is having a strong financial year overall. A summary of the projected 2016 results and the 2017 budget is presented below:

2016 Revenue Projection

Membership Dues 7,240,000

AHR Expo 3,375,000

Other Income, 1,480,000

Certification 14,800,000

Number of Certification Licensees

Operating Revenue Operating Expenses

Change in Membership

� Certification Test Expense � Personnel Expense � Other Expenses

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